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Radar terrain signal suppressor

US4533915A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 1982
Grant dateAug 6, 1985
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A90/10
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for the suppression of terrain generated clutter in a pulsed weather radar system. Weather induced returns typically having scintillation frequencies greater than 50 Hz may be isolated from terrain backscattered signals utilizing a digital filter technique having a sampling rate equal to the pulsed radar PRF.

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